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Assembly Bill A9200

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that a banking institution must cash checks drawn on said institution, if payee presents two forms of valid identification

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2009-A9200 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Banks
Law Section:
Banking Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง9-v, Bank L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2208
2013-2014: A1206
2015-2016: A1640
2017-2018: A1686
2019-2020: A1972

2009-A9200 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a banking institution must cash check drawn on said institution, if payee presents two forms of valid identification; a violation of this provision subjects the institution to a civil penalty of at least one thousand dollars.

2009-A9200 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9200 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9200

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            October 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Banks

AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to check cashing policies

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The banking law is amended by adding a new section 9-v to
read as follows:
  S 9-V. CASHING OF CERTAIN CHECKS. 1. NO BANKING  INSTITUTION  AS  SUCH
TERM  IS DEFINED IN SECTION NINE-F OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL, AS A POLICY OR
GENERAL PRACTICE, REFUSE TO CASH CHECKS DRAWN ON ACCOUNTS IN SUCH INSTI-
TUTION OR A BRANCH THEREOF. SUCH INSTITUTION MAY REQUIRE THAT THE  PAYEE
OFFER TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, INCLUDING ONE PICTURE IDENTIFICATION.
  2.  IF  A  PERSON PRESENTS TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, AS PROVIDED IN
SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, AND A SIGNATURE OR MARK, AND THE INSTI-
TUTION REFUSES TO CASH THE CHECK IN THE ABSENCE  OF  CRIMINAL  ACTIVITY,
SUCH  INSTITUTION  SHALL  BE  GUILTY  OF A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION AND
SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NO LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS  AND  NO
MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH SUCH VIOLATION.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02273-02-9

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